Tested the hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between the occupational specificity of academic programs and students' instructional satisfaction with students from three different academic programs. Results supported the negative relationship model with both statistically significant differences and substantial relationships.…

Students ranked 15 subjects separately by importance, usefulness, and interest. As expected, academic subjects were rated highly and agriculture was rated poorly. Students in experimental classes using the discovery approach rated agriculture significantly more highly, indicating that an experimental curriculum can change the image of school…